Has anybody read Michel Houellebecq ?

Has anybody read Michel Houellebecq ?

I just started reading his stuff and it makes me feel super similar to how I felt reading American psycho for the first time. I recommend him to people who liked the book. I’ll put a passage as an example that’s not a spoiler. This is from the Elementary Particles.

u/Future-Feature-7657 — 13 days ago

The fact that they were so easily detached in the breakup showed me they were using me

I was used. There are good relationships and there are bad. I hope you guys experience mostly good relationships. I was in a bad relationship. I was never really seen!, I was just used. Despite my best efforts, we never fully connected. I don’t blame her. It’s not her fault. I think she has BPD, which I don’t fully understand. But I can tell I was never really together with this girl.

Now I feel this horrible anxiety about what comes next jn my life. What would you recommend I do? If no response, no worries. Thank you for reading me

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

I think for me the hardest realization is the person you fell in love with was never really the person you thought they were

It takes a while to truly know somebody. Some people put on their best face until the small moments of behavior that makes you question becomes who they are everyday.

It’s so hard for me to come to terms with the fact that the girl I loved only ever existed in my head

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

Since the David lynch boxset is pretty much confirmed, does that mean Wild at Heart won’t be released until the boxset does?

That would be a shame. I was hoping it would be soon, but I don’t think the boxset will be out soon

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

[US] [Trading] [Selling] Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, The Devils Backbone, Orlando, Still Alice

For trades would trade for Blu-ray. Small tear on lost Highway packaging.

Would like Funny Games, The Piano Teacher, Happiness 4k, Inland Empire, Any Tarkovsky, any Kierostami, any Lars von trier, The Vanishing, open to other offers.

Would sell Lost Highway and Blue Velvet for 20 dollars each. Prefer to trade though.

u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

[US] [Trading] Days of Heaven 4k, in addition to others

For trading I would like Funny Games, The Piano Teacher, Happiness 4k or BD, FWWM 4k, any Terry Gilliam 4k, any Tarkovsky, The Vanishing BD, any Kierostami (is that his name), Fargo 4k, Inland Empire, am open to other offers.

I am happy to trade 4k with Blu-ray. I didn’t love Days of Heaven, though it looked incredible.

Sorry I’d also sell any 4k listed here for 20$ other than Days of Heaven

u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

My ex, harsh breakup, verbal abuse

Hello, this is a bit hard to post, but I just dealt with a pretty difficult breakup. It was difficult because it was a long dysfunctional relationship, and we both had definite issues during the relationship. I’m not trying to paint her as a bad person, but certain negative experiences are hard to deal with, even now.

I’m pretty confident she has undiagnosed BPD. I understand it’s commonly misdiagnosed and it’s a bit of armchair psychology, but her behavior was very fitting. Unstable past relationships. Sudden emotion. Avoidant. Hot/cold. Vilifying. Very very unstable/fragile sense of self. Constantly changing her persona/ interests/ social media, etc. Impulsive behavior. Drug abuse. Paranoia, random anger.

Early on I noticed these things so I wasn’t super committed. Later, with her breaking up with me, I became super attached. I would text her and beg and shed get back with me. I would always ask her if she wanted this, and say I can’t control my behavior to just block me and I’d stop, but she’d show me the same love that she always had. I acknowledge my problems here. I don’t think it’s her fault she got back with me multiple times.

Our last breakup I found out she broke up with me for somebody else, who she was hanging out with during our time together. I was in Finland and obsessing, like sweats, such pain, such emotional pain. She always broke up with me on trips. When I was in Seattle, Finland, indiana. Which was painful, and wrong, I didn’t deserve that.

Now I figure she ended things again, and shes hanging out with this other guy who was her friend. It’s a disgusting feeling. When she broke up she threatened violence, and said really awful things, cursing at me. Such intense vitriol.

I don’t know. This is all of a mess. I wish I had listened to my initial instincts, but I have mental health problems as well, obviously.

I’m about to go to an outpatient meeting at this place to get properly medicated and diagnosed. I’m trying my best not to check her like letterboxd and that. I’m sorry if this post comes off a bit manic and paints me as something which isnt good. It’s been extremely painful. Extremely isolating. I feel awful, sick. I don’t know how to deal with it.

The violence and hate and that from her I just don’t think was very nice. I don’t know how to deal with that rhe girl I loved so much called me slappable. Without apology even I don’t. I don’t know. It’s sickening.

This may sound cruel, but part of me is mostly upset that she gets to experience all of this without any of the seeming pain. Like she just moves onto another guy, with the same seeming optimism and hope as always. Like I was just a drug, filling a void temporarily. Now the drug is done, and she finds another drug to fill the void. Another human to use. And she doesn’t care about my pain: I mean nothing.

How do I cut off this person from my head who consumed so much of my thoughts and time? I don’t know how. I don’t want to replace her. I don’t want to deal with things in an unhealthy way. But I don’t know how to deal with it.

Sorry thank you

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

Do Robert Eggers movies look good on 4k?

I imagine that his would. I’ve been considering buying a couple. I’m super excited for Werwulf. I’ve only seen The Lighthouse

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 3 months ago

What are the bleakest Criterion movies?

I was thinking about getting Come and See, and I figured I may as well pick up another depressing movie or two during the sale. It’s nice watching bleak stuff sometimes, especially when you’re already in a depressed state of mind. Probably not the case for all people. Much thanks

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 4 months ago

[US] [Trading] Willing to cover all fees. Let me know if there’s anything you like of what you see. I know it’s not a lot.

u/Future-Feature-7657 — 4 months ago

For prime day, are there any especially good deals?

In the image above, are these sounds systems good? Are they a good deal? Sorry if this is a dumb post I don’t really know a lot

u/Future-Feature-7657 — 4 months ago

Am I crazy for thinking you guys could make the playoffs next year?

This team has so much depth, and Taylor Jenkins is one of the better coaches in the NBA, if not one of the best. I don’t know if you guys are planning to trade Herro or Turner, which would probably make the team worse. But even if you do, the Bucks have so much depth I feel like you guys will still be super competitive

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 4 months ago

Do you guys have a favorite episode or a comfort watch episode?

My favorite is S4E8 America Decides. I’ve rewatched this too many times. Tom and Greg dynamics are funny as always. Shiv and Tom. Kendall as a character is peaking, and I have several quotes of his in this one I love. Roman is unhinged and powerful. I also like how it tackles American politics.

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 4 months ago

How does the Bucks fandom view Damian Lillard?

As a blazers fan I (and annoyingly, probably a lot of us) hopped on the bucks bandwagon. It didn’t work out. Honestly it seemed like Damian Lillard partly wasn’t able to adjust to a secondary role. But ultimately that trade wasn’t a very good one, and put you guys in a bad position.

I’m just wondering how Damian lillard’s legacy will be viewed in Milwaukee? It was sort of a unique situation

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u/Future-Feature-7657 — 5 months ago